List of traded commodities

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Agricultural (Grains, and Food and Fiber)

Livestock & Meat

Energy

Precious metals

Industrial metals

Rare metals

The following metals are not, at present (2008), traded on any exchange, such as the London Metal Exchange (LME), and, therefore, no spot or futures market, where producers, consumers and traders can fix an official or settlement price exists for these metals.^{[citation needed]} The only price information that is available globally is published by, among others, the London-based Metal Bulletin and is based on information from producers, consumers and traders.^{[citation needed]} Germanium, Cadmium, Cobalt, Chromium, Magnesium, Manganese, Molybdenum, Silicon, Rhodium, Selenium, Titanium, Vanadium, Wolframite, Niobium, Lithium, Indium, Gallium, Tantalum, Tellurium and Beryllium.

Other Minerals and Materials

The following minerals and materials are not, at present (2008), traded on any exchange, and, therefore, no spot or futures market where producers, consumers and traders can fix an official or settlement price exists for these minerals.^{[citation needed]} Generally the only price information that is available globally is published privately by, among others, the London Metal Bulletin and is based on information from producers, consumers and traders.^{[citation needed]}

Asphalt, Aggregate, Arsenic, Borax, Boron, Gypsum, Asbestos, Chlorine, Fluoride, Cement, Sulfuric Acid, Carbon Dioxide, Fluorspar, Bromine, and Titanium Dioxide.

Agricultural Products

The following Agricultural Products are not, at present (2008), traded on any exchange, and, therefore, no spot or futures market where producers, consumers and traders can fix an official or settlement price exists for these minerals.^{[citation needed]} Generally the only price information that is available is based on information from producers, consumers and traders.^{[citation needed]}

Fresh Flowers, Cut Flowers, Melons, Lemons, Tung Oil, Gum Arabic, Pine Oil, Xanthan, Milk, Tomatoes, Grapes, Eggs, Potatoes, and Figs.

Other

In 2007, steel started to be traded as a commmodity in the London Metal Exchange.

Environmental Commodities

In the last decade, a number of environmental commodities have been created. These include carbon offsets, Renewable Energy Certificates, and white certificates (energy efficiency credits).

References

Commodity Exchanges & Regulators

• Chicago Board of Trade
• Chicago Mercantile Exchange
• Commodity Futures Trading Commission
• London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange
• National Futures Association
• New York Mercantile Exchange
• Kansas City Board of Trade
• New York Board of Trade

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